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Friday 23 July 2010 5:42am
Pangai, Ha'apai : "If you pay peanuts, then you get monkeys." Maybe so . . . but basic needs must come first: health care, education, and the maintenance of basic community infrastructuremust come first . . . well before salaries of parliamentarians. - P. A. Langi.
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Thursday 22 July 2010 11:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Speaker called for the House to close early at 4:00 pm today, "because it has been a tough day," he said, after a group of petitioners insisted that the House make an immediate investigation of members salaries and pensions. By Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 22 July 2010 10:31pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Ko Tonga ni foki, ko e ki'i Niche Market pe. Pea ko e 'uhinga ia 'oku totonu ai ke tau fakaafe'i mai pe 'a e kau Mega Investor, koe'uhi ke nau cater pe ki he levolo 5-Stars 'o a'u ki he 7-Stars resorts. Pea 'e fu'u fiema'u 'aupito leva ke fakangofua 'e he va'a palani 'a e Pule'anga ke ngaue'aki 'a e Zoning. 'O hange koeni, ko e zone 'o e kau Mega Investor ko Vahemotu, pea ko e zone 'o e kau Local Investor ko 'Uta Vava'u. - Paula Kava. Premium content -
Thursday 22 July 2010 8:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Vaomotou (36) appeared at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this week charged with the stabbing murder of his wife Fotu'aika Vaomotou at Ma'ufanga in May 2009, on the day before she was due to give evidence against him for assault. Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 20:28 Premium content -
Wednesday 21 July 2010 11:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Charged with manslaughter by negligence over the death of a young mother, Vae Fetu'u Taufa, in the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika last year, four persons and the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd. appeared before Magistrate Paula Tatafu at the Fasi Magistrate's Court this morning. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 July 2010 1:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : YOUNG Tongan dancers performed for the Miss Tau'olunga Junior, Miss Tau'olunga Pre-Teen and Group dancing competitions on the Heilala Village stage on July 20 presenting some of Tonga's beautiful traditional dances in downtown Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 July 2010 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : TEN Tongan beauties took part in the 2010 Miss Heilala Pre-Pageant Interview on the morning of Monday, July 19, the first judging event. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 July 2010 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of people packed Pangai Lahi on Sunday night, July 18 to enjoy a night of classy choral singing by 17 youth choirs from high schools and various church denominations in Tongatapu, and also from Fiji and New Zealand. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 July 2010 2:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A reform bill that will allow an independent commission to set the salaries of members of parliament, before it was passed this month, met stiff resistance in the House from members who have long enjoyed setting their own salaries. Premium content -
Monday 19 July 2010 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Heilala Festival block party brought hundreds of people into central Nuku'alofa on Friday night, July 16 for a night of fun, with Three Houses Down, a root reggae band on Taufa'ahau Road as the star attraction. Premium content -
Friday 16 July 2010 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Houses Down, a New Zealand roots reggae band have brought their "Keep Your Culture" tour to join Tonga's Heilala Festival, with a free concert at the Block Party tonight, July 16. Premium content -
Friday 16 July 2010 7:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King George Tupou V's 62nd Birthday on August 1 will be commemorated in Nuku'alofa with four days of events. Premium content -
Friday 16 July 2010 10:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new Queen Salote Memorial Hall Cultural Projects Committee, formed to create more awareness of Tonga's culture and heritage, had its first get-together at the hall on July 10. Premium content -
Thursday 15 July 2010 12:56pm
Auckland, New Zealand : I am pleased to see the surge in the energy debate. I've been a strong advocate of alternative energy sources to be considered by Tongan on two fronts: One is the appropriate alternative technology. The second front that we need to consider, centralized power generation and ownership has brought us this far but we need to understand and accept its limitations and change accordingly. - Sefita Hao'uli. Premium content -
Thursday 15 July 2010 11:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five of the nine contestants for the Miss Heilala 2010-11 crown made their first public appearance yesterday at an orientation program at the Janfull International Dateline Hotel in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 15 July 2010 10:45am
Suva, Fiji : The Australian Acting High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms Sarah Roberts, has been expelled from Fiji. Premium content -
Thursday 15 July 2010 10:34am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Court of Appeal's 2010 session ended in Nuku'alofa on Wednesday, July 14 with the delivery of judgements. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 July 2010 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two 17-year-old burglars who escaped from prison have been spared a sentence of six lashes each with a cat or a rod, imposed by a British judge in Tonga last year, after the Court of Appeal set aside the "cruel and unusual punishment", in a judgment released today. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 July 2010 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : NINE Tongan beauties have registered to compete for the 2010 Miss Heilala Pageant title, two are local girls and seven are from the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 July 2010 4:26pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Ko e me'a 'oku ui ko e tupu faka'ekonomika ko ha Fonua 'oku nau mo'umo'ua 'i hono lalanga 'a e ngaahi faingamalie ngaue'anga tu'uma'u, ke solova'aki hono feau 'o 'enau ngaahi fiema'u hono kotoa. Ko e formula 'oku nau ngaue'aki ko e Takimamata. 'A ia, 'oku nau faka'ai'ai 'a e kakai mei muli ke huu ange 'o nofo fakataimi 'i honau fonua 'o ne lalanga ai ke toe lahi ange 'a e ngaahi faingamalie ngaue'anga tu'uma'u 'i he fonua, ke feau 'a e ngaahi fiema'u koeni. - Paula Kava. Premium content
